Geographic Dictionary M-H

A group of islands.

• gulf

• volcano

• escarpment

• archipelago

Area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevation.

• canyon

• escarpment

• basin

• valley

Part of a body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than gulf.

• delta

• bay

• lowland

• isthmus

Deep and narrow valley with steep walls.

• mesa

• escarpment

• canyon

• channel

Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean.

• island

• cape

• delta

• plain

Deep part of a river or other waterway.

• channel

• divide

• lowland

• mouth

Land, usually level, at a low elevation.

• delta

• highland

• lowland

• plain

A series of connected mountains.

• island

• physical feature

• mountain range

• volcano

Stream of either cold or hot water that moves in a defined direction through an ocean.

• reef

• ocean current

• seacoast

• tributary

Area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300 to 3,000 feet high.

• plain

• plateau

• mesa

• channel